Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-10
LADIES' COLUMN.
A Prophecy Of Changes in the
Domain Where Fashion
Dominates,
Jewels 10 be ResjOTed-HeIiOtTOpo in
Shades for Alright Sleeves
LO0Seneds
A PrPtfR Mi 10 ErRCk-A Gus XvifelT
"A Pretty Nut to Crack-HousewifeIy
skill ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Notes,
Recipes, Etc,

'Nononey Is be ter spent than what IS laid
ont for domestic satisfaction. A nan is pleased
that his wife is dressed as well "a o her people,
and d wife is Pleased that she IS dress d
To dine well is to live wei; to live we IS to
die well; and to live well and to die well is the
beginning and the end of life"
Thrones totter to tneir fall, and DEGREES
that once found obadient listeners are
Needed 10 more, thus the statesman
Oracularly GiscOurSCs, and the poet comes
TO tell, that change is written upon all.
The monarch of fashion m0ckS ard says:
"My throne abides, nor are my DEGREES
unheeded because l change; | am eternal,
and all manbiud bend to my sway. Rev
OlutiOus come to my subj CTS, bat they
are my subjects still; my rule is unques-
tiOaed, notwithstanding from the
tatOOed savage to the Partisan belle"
The signs betTay That a revolution in
dress is coming, and hints Of the changes
are vaguely Swallowed forth; from head 10
foot the change promises to be radical.
The high hat Is TO be lowered, the
tournure sbohshed, the draped over
skirt let fall in plain folds, and
white undergsrmentS 10 be no more.
The pretty fringes that shaded the fore
head are to be COmbed back, the top
knot to come down, and strands OF beSds
or two biss folds If silk or SATIN Of
lighter shade than the dress to superced9
rucheS, although for morning wear the
PLAIN linen collar and cuffs will find favor.
These threatened changes may well alarm
the feminine world, but TO be tOreWsrnea
is 10 be fOrearmed, and the wise ones
will not lay in 8 large supply Of deoata-
bic articles Ultil the changes have become
decisive One change Will be welcomed,
for what woman does not love Jewels, and
no stronger proof of fashions hold need
be advanced than at for so long time
women have denied themselves this graf
ificatiOn. The jewellers sre now busy
with all kinds Of pretty devices in neck
Iaces, bracelets, ring and ear ornaments,
with clasps girdleS and charms. The
hair ornaments are very pretty and
attractive and are made 10 match the
brooches.
A level shining out of a mesh of hair
faxen, raven or browns very charming.
This fact is fl ly appreciated now, and
the variety OF these ornaments is very
large. Some of these are made with four
or five prongs instead Cf two, as formerly
The tops of these widen out somewhat
after the fashion of s ministure comb
and are carved in cross sections
with gems set in at each
intersection. Others are ornament
ed with grain work in scroll pat
terms, and yet others have a top of fill
gree work studded with gems. Some o.
these ornaments are on gold prongs, bu'
mast of them have tortoise she'll prongs
"A very pretty pin for the hair is a twc
pronged one, surmouuted by corone
executed in colored enaGel. A unique
one is of gold, set with black pearls.
tortoise shell half-moon, ornamentet
with small diamonds, is an effective hair
pin.
AS a relief from the eYer-present silver